Attitudes on Sex in Brazil Tested

A Widely Distributed Photo of a Topless Journalist Has Polarized the Country

SÃO PAULO—In Brazil, where women in skimpy bikinis and carnival costumes are a common sight, one image of a half-naked female is drawing rare nationwide attention.

A widely distributed photo of a topless journalist with the words "I don't deserve to be raped" painted on her body in Portuguese has polarized the country and underscored the contradiction between Brazil's hyper-sexualized image and its lesser-known conservative...